Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca (KCS or Dry Eye Syndrome) - Management

Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca, also known as Dry Eye Syndrome, keratitis sicca or KCS, is managed medically as described in the Treatment section. Improvements in living conditions may help ease symptoms as well.

Living Conditions

In addition to the drugs that aid in replacing tears, inducing tearing, relieving painful symptoms and preventing infection, humans with KCS say that symptoms improve during cool, rainy, or foggy weather and in humid places, such as in the shower. Therefore, reserving a cool, humid space (perhaps in the washroom) for KCS-affected dogs may reduce the severity of symptoms experienced.

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